Here is the part of the blog about other cultures and how after all, we are all the same.  Are you ready for a good crying movie with bits of laughter in between?  Ok, so, you will love The Son of the Bride – El Hijo de la Novia (nominated best foreign film 2001) – I just adore it!

I went to see this Argentine movie when my husband and I were dating.  The cool part is that when we got married in Tandil, Argentina the character that plays the childhood friend of the son was staying at our hotel.  I totally regret not approaching him and telling him how crazy funny he was in the movie.

Ok back to the story - It’s a love story that makes you laugh and cry.  Belvedere is a gentleman who is still madly in love with his wife (his life partner), he finds himself visiting her every day in a nursing home because she is suffering from Alzheimer's.   He loves her so much that he wishes to give her something she always wanted during their marriage and they just never got around to  – to get married in a church.

His son, Rafael (son of the bride) is hilarious with all his problems – he owns a restaurant, has financial troubles, he lives with the guilt trip of never visiting his mom,  his ex-wife pressures him about not spending enough time with their daughter and of course he can’t figure out if he wants to BE with his girlfriend.   And with all of this in his life, his dad is planning the upcoming “wedding”. The Argentines have a lot Italian in them and in this instance it’s reflected with lots of yelling, arguments, and tons of love.

Here is the best trailer of the movie I found for you, it has good subtitles – please click on the link below.

http://www.zuguide.com/index.php#Son-of-the-Bride

It is a beautiful story about getting older, family, being in love, our parents and our problems.  I hope you rent it, buy it, see it!  Then PLEASE come back and share your thoughts.

By the way, the guy that was our hotel in Tandil is the one who dresses up as a priest for the wedding – if you see the movie you will LAUGH!